Not going to lie, not something that I would normally read, but after I persuaded my dear boyfriend (henceforth known as DB) to read 'The Fault in Our Stars' by John Green, he insisted that I read something he suggested. And this was it. My dad was also thrilled that I was finally reading something that he had already read. I have stayed away from Lee Child and Ben Elton thus far, but we shall see how long this lasts!
For those of you not in the know, I'm currently studying International Politics at university and it seemed to DB that this would be something I would enjoy as it is what I would affectionately term as 'historical fan fiction', although according to the internet it is a 'thriller novel'.
Set during the Persian Gulf War, a British SAS man who can pass as an Arab is sent into Kuwait as a part of the resistance to take down Saddam Hussein.
I've never read anything based on actual historical events before, and at first I found it very difficult to read, as it just seemed to be full of random male characters who appeared to have nothing to do with each other, but as the story started to pull together I found myself being pulled into the story. I very much like who I shall deem as the main character of the story, the SAS man (as he is named on the blurb of the book) and hopefully I'll get to read a lot more of him before the end of this book. I also find it hilarious when characters come into the book whom I know from my university reading such as Benjamin Netanyahu, it just seems so bizarre to me that these are people who had roles in these real events, but are interacting with characters clearly made up by the author who has no real link to these events. Strange but true. Like I said, historical fan fiction.
I am 255 pages into this 624 page long book, so I still have quite a way to go, but I am definitely enjoying it a lot more than I thought I would! If this one has a satisfying ending I will definitely read more of Forsyth's books.
